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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appellate process for the community development |
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block grant program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 487.351, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) An applicant for a grant, loan, or award under a |
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community development block grant program may appeal a decision of |
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the executive director by filing an appeal with the board. The |
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board shall hold a hearing on the appeal and render a decision. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The state community development review |
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committee is abolished. |
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(b) Section 487.353, Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |